Preaching in Presence of God
Illustration★★★The story is told of a clergyman and an ordinary working man: a bus driver. They arrived together at the gates of heaven. An Presence of God 275 angel gave the clergyman a plain cotton gown, a wooden halo and modest living quarters containing only the bare necessities of eternal life. To the bus driver, the angel presented a com- plete wardrobe of the finest materials, a golden halo and lavish living—quarters containing every imaginable luxury and conve- nience.
When he saw this, the clergyman protested: “Why does he get so much and I so little?” The angel checked the records and said, “It seems that when you were preaching, your con- gregation slept; when he was driving, his passengers prayed.
The point
A humorous heavenly comparison shows God values a life that moves others to genuine prayer more than outward status.